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In this course, students made art that can be worn on the body. Students used traditional sewing materials but also worked with non-traditional materials, with a strong focus on concepts and the transformation of materials.
Alice Morton-snake book
Alice Wang-Head Gear
Alice Wang-ReFormation
Alice Wang-Stuffed Animal Recreation
Alice Wang-Wear It Wrong
Annika Osterlund-Wear It Wrong
Ayla Wellnitz-HeadGear
Ayla Wellnitz-HeadGear
Ayla Wellnitz-ReFormation
Cadence Rosenbaum-Dress to Excess
Coco Wu-Head Gear
Coco Wu-Stuffed Animal Recreation
Dakota Evans-Dress to Excess
Dakota Evans-inprocess
Ella Fairchild-magazine
Emily Li-ReFormations
Emily Li-Wear It Wrong2
Gabriella Lipsitch-Dress To Excess
Grace-coffee filter top
Hazel Borromeo-Head Gear
Ian Haut-Dress to Excess
Ian Haut-Wear It Wrong
Katie Baum-HeadGear
Kiva Nolan-Dress to Excess
Lauren Faberman-HeadGear
Lauren Faberman-ReFormation
Leyla Surmeli-vinyl top
Lizzi Cronin-Paper Transformation
Lucia Yu-HeadGear
Lucia Yu-Paper Transformation
Lucia Yu-Sketch for Final
Lucia Yu-Stuffed Animal Recreation
Lucia Yu-Wear It Wrong
Mira McManus-Dress to Excess
Mira McManus-Paper Transformation Shirt
Mira McManus-Reformations
Naomi Fuhrer-based on painting
Naomi Fuhrer-Final
Naomi Fuhrer-Head Gear
Naomi Fuhrer-REformation
Naomi Fuhrer-Wear It Wrong
Rayne Moss-ReFormation
Rayne Moss-Wear It Wrong
Snow Boyd Vigil-Paper Transformation
Snow Boyd Vigil-ReFormation1
Snow Boyd Vigil-ReFormation2
Vicky Cojab-Dress to Excess
Vicky Cojab-paintsample top
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Advanced Drawing Studio
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Class Description
This class is designed for experienced art students looking for an opportunity to explore content in their art. Students are expected to work for an extended period of time on a suite of 10‑20 drawings in which visual style and conceptual ideas are thoroughly developed.
Deniz Dikici, Liveness Behind Monotone Coverings No. 1
Fiona Huang, Serendipity No. 3
Hallel Vogel, When Fireworks Turn to Flowers No. 1
Helen Gallagher, Skylines NO. 2
Valeria Lenskaya, Winter Shades No. 1
Helena Starzec, Adam and Turner No. 1
Sonya Vasileva, Impulse in Pink No. 1
Taylor Thomas, Fredom of Speach No. 1-4
Keren (Coco) Wu, Traditional Landscape NO. 3
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Advanced Drawing Studio Padlet
Film & Story
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Class Description
In this course, students learned the fundamental techniques of narrative filmmaking, include storyboarding, cinematography, micing, and continuity editing. Working independently and in crews, they created three films designed to tell stories visually with DSLR cameras, high-quality microphones, lights, and Final Cut Pro software.
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3D Printed Art
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Class Description
In this course students learned basic computer aided design (CAD) software, explored the possibilities of 3D printing, and solved various challenges by designing solutions to those challenges.
In this color photography course, students learned the basics of making images with digital cameras and entering these images into the computer to correct/improve them in the “digital darkroom.”
This course is for students who already have a basic understanding of the black and white photographic process. Students were asked to experiment with the compositional structuring of their photographs through a variety of visual assignments.
Students were asked to explore the possibilities of self‑portrait, focusing on charcoal drawing as well as using a variety of other techniques and materials. All students are welcome to explore this challenging opportunity.
Drawing: Abstraction & Process
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Class Description
In this class, students built upon the foundational rendering skills developed in Naturalism and Observation and moved from rendering the world naturalistically to embracing issues of abstraction to varying degrees.
Students examined a variety of concepts and motivations behind contemporary art making. This is a demanding course, which requires students to work on projects that will be critiqued the next day in class. There are a variety of reading and writing assignments, including a written personal statement about their interest in art. This course is for senior students planning on going to art school or majoring in art in college.
ARTS EXTRAVAGANZA
The Arts Extravanganza is a virtual celebration of the many artistic creations of our community this module. Enjoy highlights from each of the arts departments below!
CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.